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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1959
Face to Face
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Episode 130 min1959-02-04
Lord Birkett
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Episode 243 min1959-03-04
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher Bertrand Russell is the second guest on the series, beginning the interview by reading from a fictitious obituary he'd written for himself. Among the topics discussed are guilt, sex, money, childhood, prison and loss of faith.
Episode 330 min1959-05-06
Dame Edith Sitwell
John Freeman interviews the first of just two female guests in the series - poet Dame Edith Sitwell. The Dame discusses her unhappy childhood, her working relationship with Dylan Thomas, and her unexpected diversion into Hollywood.
Episode 430 min1959-05-27
Lord Boothby
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Episode 530 min1959-07-15
Nubar Gulbenkian
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Episode 630 min1959-07-22
Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson relives his early life in journalism and law, and discusses losing two Presidential elections to Dwight Eisenhower. Among his other reflections are how others see him, and how he sees himself.
Episode 730 min1959-09-01
John Huston
A cigar-puffing John Huston discusses his directing career, his desire to make films under the United Nations, his relationship with his father and fighting with Errol Flynn.
Episode 838 min1959-10-22
Professor Jung
John Freeman interviews Carl Jung at his Zürich home, asking the psychologist questions about consciousness, his friendship with Freud, his thoughts on death, and his own self-analysis.
Episode 930 min1959-12-18
Lord Morrison of Lambeth
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Episode 1030 min1960-01-01
His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan
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Episode 1130 min1960-01-10
Lord Shawcross Q.C.
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Episode 1230 min1960-02-07
Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock engages in self reflection, looking back at his childhood, his need to work, his health issues, and whether he could ever truly be happy.
Episode 1330 min1960-02-21
Henry Moore
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Episode 1430 min1960-04-22
Dr. Hastings Banda
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Episode 1530 min1960-05-15
Augustus John
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Episode 1630 min1960-05-29
Sir Roy Welensky
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Episode 1730 min1960-06-12
Stirling Moss
Racing driver Stirling Moss is called upon to ponder his career. Customary for the series, the questions go deeper than usual interviews: Does he think about mortality? Does he feel close to God? What about the breakdown of his marriage?
Episode 1830 min1960-06-26
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh takes part in the series due to what he claims is "poverty", and that "everyone thinks ill of the BBC". Among the topics under discussion are religion, truth in fiction, and Waugh's own periods of mental illness.
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